Corona Virus

[stirs]

13 hours ago, stirs said:

Had heard last week that the China tests were only about 60% accurate.  Probably because they were in such a hurry

China starts virus, then cashes in by selling the world bad kits and supplies.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/netherlands-becomes-latest-country-to-reject-china-made-coronavirus-test-kits-gear

[Harbingers]

Just watch it, be warned it’s some seriously grim poo. Out of the the ventilator patients 70-86% mortality rate.

Edited March 31, 2020 by Harbingers

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

This stuff is really scary. I have sleep apnea along with diabetes and a bad combo to have especially with this virus lurking around everywhere.

[Wes21]

47 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Just watch it, be warned it’s some seriously grim poo. Out of the the ventilator patients 70-86% mortality rate.

I don't like it when people talk about the US in terms of our "hospital system" as if we are a smaller country and its all related and co-mingled.  However, even though the hospital overburden will be felt mainly in pockets...its still a scary reality in those areas.  And even when its not a complete overburden of cases, it still strains the system and hurts results.  I think I heard one doctor say something to the effect of "if I can realistically give quality care to up to 20 patients a day, what do you think happens when I'm suddenly seeing 30, 40, 50 patients a day?  Everybody's quality of care they receive depreciates, even the initial 20 I was able to take good care of."

I really liked his point about this being a +1 virus, meaning most other things will remain the same.  Hell, I just had a car accident last week.  It wasn't a bad one in terms of bodily injury, but people don't stop needing medical care just because Rona is in town.

Edited March 31, 2020 by Wes21

[philit99]

Regardless how you feel about CNN, Chris Cuomo has been diagnosed with Covid-19. This disease is unbelievable, we have not faced a problem like this since, the early 1900’s. I think we will be fighting this for the next 4 months, then battle it again in the fall.

[Harbingers]

3 minutes ago, philit99 said:

Regardless how you feel about CNN, Chris Cuomo has been diagnosed with Covid-19. This disease is unbelievable, we have not faced a problem like this since, the early 1900’s. I think we will be fighting this for the next 4 months, then battle it again in the fall.

The 100-125 year problems are coming around again. Pretty soon there will be a dust bowl in the south again. 100 year floods are due too. 

Edited March 31, 2020 by Harbingers

[mc52beast]

Virginia governor just issued a stay at home order in effect until June 12. 
 

Also found out that our federal government sent China 18 tons of medical supplies in February when they should have been preparing for an outbreak... really pisses me the F off.

[BIGH2001]

2 minutes ago, philit99 said:

Regardless how you feel about CNN, Chris Cuomo has been diagnosed with Covid-19. This disease is unbelievable, we have not faced a problem like this since, the early 1900’s. I think we will be fighting this for the next 4 months, then battle it again in the fall.

Maybe, in varying degrees.  

By the fall, I am hopeful that we will be better prepared to stem the outbreak with better testing, tracing and treatments. Fauci said as much on Sunday.  

[BIGH2001]

3 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

Virginia governor just issued a stay at home order in effect until June 12. 
 

Also found out that our federal government sent China 18 tons of medical supplies in February when they should have been preparing for an outbreak... really pisses me the F off.

That is a morale killer for sure. June 12th.  

[Harbingers]

2 minutes ago, BIGH2001 said:

That is a morale killer for sure. June 12th.  

..... would you rather a morale killer or being dead?

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, BIGH2001 said:

That is a morale killer for sure. June 12th.  

I honestly expected these mandates to last into the summer. What I didn't expect is for that to be announced now. I expected it to just keep getting extended by a couple of weeks or a month or so at a time. 

[BIGH2001]

41 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

..... would you rather a morale killer or being dead?

That’s a false dichotomy.
 

I believe that by June 12th there will be different rules for how we deal with this threat. It’s reasonable to ask everyone to stay home for a month or 6 weeks.  After we get more data and have ramped up the ability to treat the virus I don’t expect it will be reasonable to have everyone under orders to stay home in June. 

[Ja Rhule]

Wearing masks outside might go into law soon.

[Brooklyn 3.0]

5 minutes ago, Ja Rhule said:

Wearing masks outside might go into law soon.

Hope they pass them out because there sure aren't any to be found around here, lol.